Fairmont Municipal Airport(Minnesota) – FRM Fairmont
Fairmont Municipal Airport is a public airport situated 2.3 miles southeast of the city center of Fairmont, Minnesota which is a part of Martin County. The City of Fairmont owns the airport and was opened in 1951. Fairmont is also known as the City of Lakes. Because of its scenic lakes, the city is visited by many tourists as it offers recreational activities. There are five lakes in the city that are best for swimming, water skiing, pleasure boating, and fishing.
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The FRM-Fairmont Municipal Airport has a total land area of 93 hectares with two asphalt runways measuring 1,678 meters by 30 meters and 1,006 meters by 23 meters. Based on 2008 statistics from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport held 9,400 aircraft operations with 30 based aircrafts having an average of 26 aircraft operations per day. The aircrafts in the airport is consist of 26 single engine airplanes, 1 multi-engine airplanes, 2 jet planes and 1 ultra-lights. The FRM airport has a wind indicator but has no control tower. Migratory birds come and go in the airport skies which are hazardous to pilots. Some of the cities to visit near the airport are Kasota, Sleepy Eye and Madelia.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Three of the best hotels near the airport are the Holiday Inn Fairmont, the Super 8 by Wyndham Fairmont and Hampton Inn Fairmont. Holiday Inn is 2.72 miles away from the airport, Super 8 Fairmont is 2.74 miles away and Hampton Inn Fairmont is 2.9 miles away. All three hotels are highly rated and well recommended.
Mankato Regional Airport (MKT) is the nearest airport with a distance to 59.4 miles.
On this page it is easy to search for Fairmont, MN airport hotels, we have listed hotels, airport motels, resorts, inns in order of proximity, closest airport lodging options are listed first. Fairmont, MN, United States (FRM-Fairmont Municipal) airport area map also gives you guidance on the distance of these hotels from the FRM airport. Most of these FRM hotels are designed to serve frequent travelers. If you are on business trip or family vacation or if your flight is delayed and you need an overnight stay near the airport. Some of these Fairmont, MN motels have passenger pick up or free airport shuttle service which you can take advantage of. Some of the main attractions in the area around the FRM airport are Seven Mile Creek Park, Allison Park, and Mount Kato Ski Area.
